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Champions League: All the action on matchday five

British Teams: Rafael Benitez and Sammy Lee on the bench
Though tonight's match against Debreceni VSC is a must win game for Liverpool, the pressure isn't evident on the face of a confident looking Rafael Benitez, second left, and relaxed looking assistant Sammy Lee Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.uk
British Teams: David N'gog scores for Liverpool
Just four minutes into Liverpool's must win match against Debreceni VSC and from a short corner, the ball is played deep towards the backpost where Carragher wins the header and David N'gog leaps above the diving goalkeeper and pokes home from close range to give the Reds the lead Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.uk
champions league: Glen Johnson is pulled back by  Zsolt Laczko
Debreceni's Zsolt Laczko pulls back Liverpool's Glen Johnson, Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/guardian.co.uk
Liverpool: Debrecen v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League
Dirk Kuyt is levered off the ball by Zoltan Szelesi Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Liverpool: Liverpool
Liverpool's Dutch defender Daiel Agger argues with Debrecen's Swiss-Macedonian as the referee tries to intervene Photograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images
Liverpool: Liverpool
Lucas jumps aimlessly as Debrecen's defender Laszlo Bodnar eyes the ball Photograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images
Liverpool: Debrecen v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League
Liverpool fans show their unwavering support for the Reds, despite a run of just win win in their last ten games in all competitions going into tonight's match Photograph: Richard Heathcote/guardian.co.uk
champions league: Steven Gerrard is dejected
As he trudges fromt he pitch having been substitued in the final minute of the match, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard wears the look of a man who knows his side are on the way out of Europe's premier club competition Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.uk
champions league: Dirk Kuyt dejected
The final whistle goes and despite their 1-0 victory Liverpool are out and heading for The Europa League thanks to Fiorentina's victory in Florence Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Lyon Cris misses the ball as Fiorentina's Dario Dainelli looks on
The flying Lyon defender Cris misses the ball which Fiorentina's defender Dario Dainelli keeps his eye on Photograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams:  Juan Manuel Vargas scores from the penalty spot
Then after twenty eight minutes it all goes wrong for Liverpool as Fiorentina's Juan Manuel Vargas slams home a penalty into the top left corner of the goal to put them 1-0 ahead against Olympique Lyon Photograph: Carlo Ferraro/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Juan Vargas celebrates scoring his penalty
which he then celebrates in a fashion as emphatic as the penalty itself Photograph: Lorenzo Galassi/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Fiorentina's Gobbi and Olympique Lyon's Govou fight for the ball
Fiorentina's Massimo Gobbi, right, and Olympique Lyon's Sidney Govou fight for the ball Photograph: Tony Gentile/guardian.co.uk
British Teams: Felipe clears the ball away from Gallas
Over at the Emirates, Arsenal are sitting pretty on the top of Group H and entertaining third placed Start Liege. With the Gunners four points clear of Olympiacos and six points ahead of Liege, they are well placed to qualify for the last 16 regardless of the result tonight, whereas Liege need a victory to keep their hopes alive. Here Felipe clears the ball away from Gallas Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: William Gallas' shot is save by Sinan Bolat
Sinan Bolat bravely dives at the feet of William Gallas, to block his shot Photograph: Tom Hevezi/guardian.co.uk
British Teams: Standard Liege's goalkeeper Bolat reacts after saving a shot from Gallas
Twelve minutes in and Fabregas pings a corner into the penalty area, where Arshavin has a header blocked on the line, Vela follows up and hits the post from four yards while shooting at an empty goal, then William Gallas drives the rebound goalwards which Sinan Bolat saves and then celebrates as he feels quite please with himself Photograph: Dylan Martinez/guardian.co.uk
British Teams: Liege's Wilfred Dalmat, Emmanuel Eboue, left, and Andrey Arshavin
Liege's Wilfred Dalmat tries to skip through the challenges of Emmanuel Eboue, left, and Andrey Arshavin Photograph: Adrian Dennis/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: A bloodied Andrei Arshavin sits on pitch following a clash of heads
Following a clash of heads with Gallas just before the half hour mark, Andrei Arshavin sits on pitch with blood pouring down his face from a gash on his head. Gallas came off worse, looking more like a boxer than a footballer - unsteady on his feet and with a right eye swollen shut Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: Denilson celebrates his goal
On his 100th appearance for the Gunners, Denilson doubles Arsenal's lead on the stroke of half-time. It's a marvellous strike. From about 30 yards out, he looked up, saw the goalkeeper off his line and whipped a vicious lob between flailing hand of goalkeeper and crossbar. Such a strike deserves an elaborate celebration which Denilson and team-mates provide Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: Dieudonn Mbokani Bezua feels the full force of a Mikael Silvestre challenge
Dieudonn Mbokani Bezua feels the full force of a Mikael Silvestre challenge Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
British Teams 2: Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas watches his shot go wide
Cesc Fabregas, top, watches his shot go wide of the post as team mate Carlos Vela, bottom, slides in but fails to get a touch to divert his captain's shot into the net Photograph: Dylan Martinez/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Kostas Mitroglou is blocked by Niklas Moisander and Hector Moreno
AZ Alkmaar's Niklas Moisander, right, and Hector Moreno, combine to block Olympiakos' Kostas Mitroglou during their 0-0 draw in Holland Photograph: Peter Dejong/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: There's now way through the Stuttgard defence for Kris Boyd
There's now way through the Stuttgard defence for Kris Boyd Photograph: Brian Stewart/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: Stuttgart's Sebastian Rudy celebrates his goal against Rangers
Sixteen minutes in and Stuttgart's Sebastian Rudy celebrates slots home to open the scoring. Things got worse for Rangers in the second half after Kuzmanovic doubled the German side's lead Photograph: Russell Cheyne/guardian.co.uk
British Teams 2: The Stuttgart fans let off a flare as they celebrate Rudy's opening goal
The Stuttgart fans let off a flare as they celebrate Rudy's opening goal Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA
Brit Teams 3: Rangers' Kris Boyd heads the ball over the bar to miss a scoring chance
Kris Boyd heads the ball over the bar from the edge of the six yard box and miss a gilt edge chance to get Rangers back in the game Photograph: David Moir/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo tries to score with a scissors kick
Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo tries to score with a scissors kick but this and all of Sevilla's efforts failed to find the Unirea net as the Romanian team triumphed 1-0 to switch places with the Spanish side to head the group Photograph: Robert Ghement/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Gerard Pique scores
Ten minutes into the match and Barcelona start to put their stuttering campaign behind them as Gerard Pique rises up to prod the ball home despite Thiago Motta trying to rip the shirt of his back Photograph: Jasper Juinen/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Barcelona's Gerard Pique celebrates after scoring against Inter Milan
and then Pique off tries to rip his own shirt off as he celebrates opening the scoring Photograph: Albert Gea/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Inter Milan coach Mourinho reacts after Barcelona scored their second goal
Sixteen minutes after Barca took the lead, Pedrito makes it 2-0 which given Internazionale's impotent performance, doesn't seem to surprise coach Jose Mourinho Photograph: Giampiero Sposito/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Barcelona's Henry heads the ball between Inter Milan's Lucio and Samuel
Barcelona's Thierry Henry keeps his hands well away from the ball as he goes up for a header between Internazionale's Lucio, right, and Walter Samuel Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
foreign teams: Samuel Eto'o reacts to a challenge
The Barcelona players ignore Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o who can't believe he didn't get a free kick following a challenge during the second half Photograph: David Ramos/guardian.co.uk
foreign teams: Rubin Kazan's Cristian Ansaldi fouled by Dynamo Kiev's Andriy Shevchenko
Rubin Kazan's Cristian Ansaldi is bundled over by a clumsy challenge of Andriy Shevchenko which earned the Dynamo Kiev striker during their 0-0 draw Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/guardian.co.uk
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